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Year 2 Resources Gateway
– Find Printable Teaching, Provision & Classroom Support for 6–7 Years
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Find the next resource for your Year 2 learners.
Explore printable activities, practical learning and classroom support for ages 6–7. Find a teaching focus, revisit a skill or choose a collection below, with space for different starting points.
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All resources and All Access show every matching entry. Free Access includes free resources and public collections, articles and guidance; individual downloads within a collection may need All Access. Year 2 results include teaching resources, practical activities, classroom displays and guidance. Open a card’s use note to see how it fits this age range.
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Use one or two words, choose a different area or remove a filter. You can also explore the collections below.
01 / Reading, writing, maths & science
Start with what you are teaching.
Choose a subject collection, then select resources that build on what children know and help them use it in a new way.
Reading & comprehensionStories, information and poetry to read, discuss and explore.
Writing with a purposeCompose messages, explain discoveries and develop story ideas.
Year 2 mathsNumber, calculation, fractions, measurement and shape.
Year 2 scienceLiving things, plants, animals, materials and practical enquiry.
Phonics & early readingRevisit taught sounds, word reading and spelling where needed.Public collectionLetter formation & handwritingChoose models and practice that fit your school’s approach.Public collectionBooks, stories & spoken languageRetell, discuss characters and give reasons for ideas.Public collection
Choose independent reading to match children’s word-reading knowledge. Share a text aloud when you want to explore its ideas together, and match phonics practice to your school’s programme.
02 / Practical learning & provision
Put knowledge to work.
Make a model, test an idea, invent a story or explain a solution. Choose materials and challenges that connect practical activity with your teaching.
Make the purpose clear.
Invite children to plan, try, explain and improve their ideas. These collections span several ages; choose KS1 resources or flexible materials that fit your Year 2 learners and the support they need.
03 / Teaching & independent learning
Make room to think, explain and apply.
Start with the learning you want to develop. Choose a text, game or investigation, then decide what children can try for themselves and where a model, prompt or shared discussion will help.
The Working Scientifically companion and the four featured resources require All Access membership.
04 / Routines & inclusion
Help every child participate.
Keep the day understandable, make communication easier and help children take a growing part in classroom life.
Communication & participation
Offer useful ways to ask questions, share ideas and say what is needed.
Feelings & belonging
Support friendship, listening and talking through everyday feelings.
05 / Themes & interests
Find a useful context for learning.
Connect learning with a season, a story or a question children want to explore. Choose individual resources to suit the subject and the learners.
Explore special dates & calendars →
The themed collections cover several ages. Use the Year 2 search above to stay within the reviewed age selection.
06 / Free resources
Three free resources to try.
Explore number sequences, invent a spell or talk through a holiday scene.
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Pumpkin numbers 0–100
Order selected numbers, spot a missing numeral or explain a counting pattern using these printable cards.
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My magic spell writing sheet
Invent ingredients and a purpose for a spell. Rehearse ideas aloud, then choose words and sentences to explain it.
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Aryan’s holiday question pack
Share ideas about a possible beach holiday, then respond through talk, drawing or writing.
View free resource →These are individual free resources. Sign in with Free Access when prompted for the downloads.
Choose for the children you teach. Use familiar resources to build confidence and adjust the challenge as knowledge grows. The notes on search cards can help you choose a useful starting point.
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